India captain Ayush Mhatre (left) flips the coin as Pakistan’s Farhan Yousaf (centre) makes the decision on the toss for his or her ACC Males’s U19 Asia Cup match on the ICC Academy in Dubai on December 14, 2025. — PCB
Pakistan have received the toss and opted to bowl first towards India within the blockbuster fifth match of the ACC Males’s U19 Asia Cup 2025 on the ICC Academy on Sunday.
The high-octane conflict was delayed by 45 minutes because of reasonable rain right here and was thus diminished to 49 overs per aspect.
There was no handshake on the toss between the 2 sides.
Pakistan come into the fixture on the again of a dominant all-round show towards Malaysia at The Sevens, Dubai, on Friday, the place centuries by Sameer Minhas and Ahmed Hussain arrange a crushing 297-run victory.
After being despatched in, Pakistan piled up 345/3 of their 50 overs, pushed by a monumental third-wicket stand between Sameer and Ahmed after early wickets left them 30/2 in 9.5 overs.
Ahmed’s innings ended within the penultimate over in a hit-wicket dismissal, however not earlier than he struck 132 off 144 balls with eight fours and two sixes, whereas Sameer carried his bat for an unbeaten 177 off 148, that includes 11 fours and eight sixes.
Chasing a frightening 346, Malaysia folded for 48 in 19.4 overs towards Pakistan’s assault, with Mohammad Sayyam and Ali Raza taking three wickets every, Daniyal Ali Khan claiming two, and Niqab Shafiq choosing up one.
Malaysia’s prime rating was Muhammad Akram’s 9 off 16, with none of their batters reaching double figures, as Malaysia captain Deeaz Patro’s choice to discipline first after profitable the toss backfired.
Group A stays evenly poised after one match every, with Pakistan Below-19s and India Below-19s each on two factors, whereas United Arab Emirates Below-19s and Malaysia Below-19s are but to get off the mark on zero.
Playin XI
Pakistan U19: Usman Khan, Sameer Minhas, Ali Hassan Baloch, Ahmed Hussain, Farhan Yousaf(c), Hamza Zahoor(w), Huzaifa Ahsan, Niqab Shafiq, Abdul Subhan, Mohammad Sayyam, Ali Raza
India U19: Ayush Mhatre(c), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Aaron George, Vihaan Malhotra, Vedant Trivedi, Abhigyan Kundu(w), Kanishk Chouhan, Khilan Patel, Deepesh Devendran, Kishan Kumar Singh, Henil Patel
